Project Gutenberg 2006-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 98 MacMicking, Robert Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines During 1848, 1849 and 1850 Produced by Clare Boothby, Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines" by Robert MacMicking is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work provides an insightful exploration of life in the Philippines during the years 1848 to 1850, focusing on the socio-economic conditions, cultural interactions, and political dynamics of the period. The author aims to draw attention to the islands' potential for trade and development, highlighting their struggles under Spanish colonial rule and the impacts of European influence. The opening of the book sets the stage for MacMicking's observations, starting with a brief historical context of the Philippines and the early expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the region. It details the journey of explorers such as Ferdinand Magellan and the establishment of Manila as the capital. As the narrative unfolds, MacMicking outlines the colonial governance system, the interactions between the indigenous population and Spaniards, and the economic aspirations hindered by restrictive regulations. His reflections reveal both admiration for the islands' potential and criticism of the colonial administration, illustrating the complexities of life in a rapidly changing environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philippines Manila (Philippines) DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 476859 474008 2024-09-09T04:18:58.362821 2023-09-09T07:10:55.033194 text/html text/html 450754 2021-01-01T16:43:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 147092 2021-01-01T16:43:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223629 2024-09-09T04:19:07.554725 application/epub+zip 227351 2024-09-09T04:19:00.946784 application/epub+zip 227352 2024-09-09T04:18:59.536763 application/epub+zip 453795 2024-09-09T04:19:12.412743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407431 2024-09-09T04:19:06.191777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419675 2022-09-09T13:18:09.575328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374255 374149 2024-09-09T04:18:57.165819 2023-09-09T07:10:53.838200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 374152 2006-12-26T07:08:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 137532 2021-01-01T16:43:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 374169 2006-12-26T07:08:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137461 2021-01-01T16:43:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19694 2024-09-09T04:19:12.559712 application/rdf+xml 16166 2024-09-09T04:18:59.928760 image/jpeg 3681 2024-09-09T04:18:59.728799 image/jpeg 207074 2024-09-09T04:18:58.399771 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog